IBC – International Bilingual Classes | Admission to the IBC stream
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Admission to the IBC stream

Registration

 

Registration for the IBC stream takes place annually with the semester notification. The registration deadline is three weeks after receipt of the semester notification.

 

Requirements for prospective applicants

 

Austrian national prospective applicants

The programme requires the usual accreditation to attend an Austrian academic secondary school. No special language skills in English are necessary when applying to the programme in the first year of secondary school; however, a keen interest and motivation to learn English is an important asset. Our teaching incorporates international perspectives, so a curiosity about the traditions and lifestyles of the English-speaking world are beneficial. Newcomers are welcome to join the bilingual stream in all years of secondary education, providing there are places available, and the required scholastic standards are met. If you wish to enrol your child in the programme in subsequent years please contact the school to inquire about English language competency requirements.

All prospective applicants must register and take part in an entrance examination. Further information is available here.

 

International prospective applicants

Our classes are taught bilingually, so if your child cannot speak German, or only has a basic grasp of the language, please be aware that there is a requirement for your child to learn German. It is important to emphasise that we deliver the Austrian national curriculum; this means that in the final year every student (irrespective of nationality) will be required to pass the written German language component of the Austrian Standardisierte Reifeprüfung.  Newcomers are welcome to join the bilingual stream in all years of secondary education, providing there are places available, please contact us to discuss this matter further.

Prospective international applicants must register and those wishing to join us in the first year take part in an entrance examination in March.

 

Admission procedure

 

The admission procedure comprises a German task, a mathematics test and a creative written interview.

For the German part, spelling and grammar skills at the level of third form primary school are required. In addition, a short text on an impulse has to be written. This impulse can be a picture story, a text or the beginning of a narration.

The tasks for mathematics consist of basic calculations based on the third form primary school curriculum.

As for the written interview, pupils receive a creative task and have to answer questions about it in written form.

Please note that the marks of the semester notification will not be used for the ranking of the candidates.